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The parnka was domesticated between 5,000 and 4,000 years ago, from wild ratites on the southern plains of Gondwana. Though not as strong or as intelligent at horses, parnkas can be lead through a exploitation of their imprinting and flocking instinct. In the Gondwanan middle ages (0-500 AD) young parnkas were imprinted on mother figures, wearing patterned clothing. The pattern on this clothing was then hung from a pole, and the "leading flag" used to direct the parnka where the rider wished to go. Larger pack parnkas were also controlled by parnka dogs, bred to herd the parnkas in response to whistled commands. These skills have largely fallen out of use by present day, but can still be witnessed in historical re-enactment villages.
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A bit of nonsense from Gondwana. Nonsense because the story takes place a century at least before people stopped riding animals. But anyway.
These ideas come mostly from
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For more Gondwana stuff, see: [link]
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Done while listening to: Jennifer Morgue

Description
The parnka was domesticated between 5,000 and 4,000 years ago, from wild ratites on the southern plains of Gondwana. Though not as strong or as intelligent at horses, parnkas can be lead through a exploitation of their imprinting and flocking instinct. In the Gondwanan middle ages (0-500 AD) young parnkas were imprinted on mother figures, wearing patterned clothing. The pattern on this clothing was then hung from a pole, and the "leading flag" used to direct the parnka where the rider wished to go. Larger pack parnkas were also controlled by parnka dogs, bred to herd the parnkas in response to whistled commands. These skills have largely fallen out of use by present day, but can still be witnessed in historical re-enactment villages.
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A bit of nonsense from Gondwana. Nonsense because the story takes place a century at least before people stopped riding animals. But anyway.
These ideas come mostly from
~~~
For more Gondwana stuff, see: [link]
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Done while listening to: Jennifer Morgue